Analysis of the songs "Waiting on a Woman" by Brad Presley and George Strait´s "A Father´s Love"

I have chosen to do two songs waiting on a woman by Brad Presley witch the whole song makes a gender stereotype about woman always making a man wait. The second song I choose to do is George Straits A fathers Love which enforces it’s hard to be a father and what a good strong dad role model is. Both songs spoke to me in different ways.

Sitting' on a bench at West Town Mall: He sat down in his overalls and asked me: You waiting' on a woman: nodded yeah and said how 'bout you: He said son since nineteen fifty-two I've been: Waiting' on a woman : When I picked her up for our first date: I told her I'd be there at eight: And she came down the stairs at eight-thirty: She said I'm sorry that I took so long : Didn't like a thing that I tried on: But let me tell you son she sure looked pretty: Yeah she'll take her time but I don't mind: Waiting' on a woman: He said the wedding took a year to plan: You talk about an anxious man, I was nervous: Waiting' on a woman: And then he nudged my arm like old men do: And said, I'll say this about the honeymoon, it was worth it: Waiting' on a woman: And I don't guess we've been anywhere: She hasn't made us late I swear: Sometimes she does it just 'cause she can do it: Boy it's just a fact of life: It'll be the same with your young wife: Might as well go on and get used to it: She'll take her time 'cause you don't mind: Waiting' on a woman: I've read somewhere statistics show: The man's always the first to go: And that makes sense 'cause I know she won't be ready: So when it finally comes my time: And I get to the other side: I’ll find myself a bench, if they've got any: I hope she takes her time, 'cause I don't mind: Waiting' on a woman: Honey, take your time, cause I don't mind: Waiting' on a w...

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...just between us hint at it’s a boy but does not say so. The song lets everyone know it’s hard to be a dad “when I thought my patience had been tested to the end I took my daddy’s secret and I passed it on to him”. I agree with the stereotype of this song it is hard to be a dad. There is an old saying any man can be a Father but it takes someone special to be a dad. I think the song seek to enforce the role of the family and of being a dad. Telling you it’s hard and your patience to be a dad, but it’s worth it. I think this social norm needs to be reinforced there is too many father out there and not enough dad.

There are a lot of songs to choose form when there is songs that break down norms and one that reinforce some. There are songs that mean nothing. Great songs always have a hidden mean behind them even if when listen to them we do not know what they are.